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Children and teens love chat rooms. The problem is, sexual predators do, too.
Parents need to wake up to how dangerous and just plain raunchy chat rooms can be. The anonymity of participants, unfiltered and unlimited access by virtually anyone, and the lack of parental supervision, make for a dangerous combination.
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, two out of every five children ages 15 to 17 who are abducted fall victim in connection with internet activity. The way in which children use chat rooms makes them incredibly vulnerable to weirdos who wish to do...
Chat Rooms, Your Kids and Perverts
A cut and paste from some other thread, a blast from the past.
"I did suggest the police do what they have been doing for over 200 years. Patrol!"
And they do--they set up stings in chat rooms all the time, log on to some teen chat room, log on as Amy13 or something, some guy chats them up, agree to meet (for obvious reasons) and instead of Amy--the local, state or some federal law enforcement is there to haul them of to jail--how stupid can anyone be. 1) The person is probably the police, 2) if not, the news will get on and you'll be arrested and even if not, would you want that much power over your...